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1956 Motocross European Championship

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{{Motorsport season

|link = Motocross European Championship

|title = Motocross European Championship

|subheader =

Champions

:500cc: {{flagicon|UK}} Les Archer

|previous = 1955

|year = 1956

}}

File:Internationale Motorcross Schijndel . Leslie Archer (Engeland), Bestanddeelnr 907-7581.jpg during the Dutch GP, held in Schijndel on 4 May 1956.]]

The 1956 Motocross European Championship was the 5th edition of the Motocross European Championship organized by the FIM and reserved for 500cc motorcycles.{{cite web|url=https://www.memotocross.fr/assets/1956---500cc-championnat-deurope.pdf|title=Championnat de Europe 500cc|publisher=memotocross.fr|access-date=17 August 2021}}

Since 1957 this championship has then become the current Motocross World Championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.mxgp.com/news/mxon-history|title=MXoN History|publisher=mxgp.com|access-date=17 August 2021}}

It should not be confused with the European Motocross Championship, now organized by the FIM Europe, whose first edition was held in 1988.{{cite web|url=http://www.fim-europe.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/yearbook-no-address-2.pdf|title=FIM Europe - 2021 Yearbook|publisher=fim-europe.com|page=100|access-date=17 August 2021}}

Grands Prix

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align=center|Round

!align=center|Date

!align=center|Grand Prix

!align=center|Location

!align=center|Winner

!align=center|Team

!align=center|Report

1

| May 6

| {{flagicon|CH}} Swiss Grand Prix

| Geneva

| {{flagicon|UK}} Geoff Ward

| BSA

| Report

2

| May 13

| {{flagicon|NED}} Dutch Grand Prix

| Schijndel

| {{flagicon|NED}} Jan Clynk

| BSA

| Report

3

| June 3

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Italian Grand Prix

| Imola

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Bill Nilsson

| BSA

| Report

4

| June 10

| {{flagicon|FRA}} French Grand Prix

| Rouen

| {{flagicon|UK}} Les Archer Jr.

| Norton

| Report

5

| July 8

| {{flagicon|UK}} British Grand Prix

| Hawkstone Park

| {{flagicon|UK}} Les Archer Jr.

| Norton

| Report

6

| August 5

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Belgian Grand Prix

| Balen

| {{flagicon|UK}} Les Archer Jr.

| Norton

| Report

7

| August 12

| {{flagicon|LUX}} Luxembourg Grand Prix

| Ettelbruck

| {{flagicon|UK}} John Draper

| BSA

| Report

8

| August 19

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Swedish Grand Prix

| Saxtorp

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Bill Nilsson

| BSA

| Report

9

| September 2

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Danish Grand Prix

| Randers

| {{flagicon|UK}} Les Archer Jr.

| Norton

| Report

colspan=8|Sources:{{cite web |url=http://www.memotocross.fr/maison/reservation/index.php#0440929fd805e5206 |title=1956 500cc European motocross championship race results |publisher=memotocross.fr |accessdate=22 December 2022 }}{{cite web |url=https://memotocross.fr/downloads/1956---gp-500-et-classement-final.pdf |title=1956 500cc motocross world championship results |publisher=memotocross.fr |accessdate=22 December 2022 }}

Final standings

= 500cc=

Points are awarded to the top 6 classified finishers.

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! Position

|style="background:#ffffbf;"|  1st 

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"|  2nd 

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"|  3rd 

|style="background:#dfffdf;"|  4th 

|style="background:#dfffdf;"|  5th 

|style="background:#dfffdf;"|  6th 

Points

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 8

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 6

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 4

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 3

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 2

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 1

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!valign="middle"| Pos

!valign="middle"| Rider

!valign="middle"| Machine

! CH
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! NED
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! ITA
{{flagicon|ITA}}

! FRA
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! GBR
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! BEL
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! LUX
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! SWE
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! DEN
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!valign="middle"| Pts

1

|align=left| {{flagicon|UK}} Les Archer Jr.

| Norton

|

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|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1

! 32

2

|align=left| {{flagicon|UK}} John Draper

| BSA

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|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2

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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2

|

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3

|

! 26

3

|align=left| {{flagicon|BEL}} Nic Jansen

| Matchless

|

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|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3

|

|

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4

! 19

4

|align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Sten Lundin

| BSA

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4

|

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6

|

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4

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|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3

! 17

5

|align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Bill Nilsson

| BSA

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|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1

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|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1

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! 16

6

|align=left| {{flagicon|UK}} Geoff Ward

| BSA

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1

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|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3

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|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3

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|

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! 16

7

|align=left| {{flagicon|BEL}} Auguste Mingels

| FN

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2

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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5

|

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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5

|

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! 13

8

|align=left| {{flagicon|BEL}} René Baeten

| FN

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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4

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|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2

! 11

9

|align=left| {{flagicon|UK}} Brian Stonebridge

| BSA

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3

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|

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6

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|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3

|

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! 9

10

|align=left| {{flagicon|NED}} Jan Clijnk

| BSA

|

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1

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! 8

11

|align=left| {{flagicon|UK}} Jeff Smith

| BSA

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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6

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|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2

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! 7

12

|align=left| {{flagicon|NED}} Piet Vanden Oever

| BSA

|

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3

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! 4

13

|align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Lars Gustavsson

| BSA

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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5

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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5

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! 4

rowspan=3| 14

|align=left| {{flagicon|NED}} Broer Dirkx

| Matchless

|

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4

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! 3

align=left| {{flagicon|UK}} David Curtis

| Matchless

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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4

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! 3

align=left| {{flagicon|UK}} Terry Cheshire

| BSA

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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4

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! 3

rowspan=3| 17

|align=left| {{flagicon|BEL}} Jean Somja

| FN

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5

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! 2

align=left| {{flagicon|NED}} Pol Breesselers

| Matchless

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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5

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! 2

align=left| {{flagicon|DEN}} Ejvind Hansen

| BSA

|

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|

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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5

! 2

rowspan=5| 20

|align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Raymond Sigvardsson

| AJS

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6

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! 1

align=left| {{flagicon|NED}} Hendrik Rietman

| BSA

|

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6

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! 1

align=left| {{flagicon|BEL}} Jean Rombauts

| BSA

|

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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6

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! 1

align=left| {{flagicon|BEL}} Hubert Scaillet

| FN

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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6

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! 1

align=left| {{flagicon|BEL}} Frans Baudouin

| Matchless

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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6

! 1

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References

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